When can I Release my guppy fry?

Question

I have 2 sets of guppy fry one set 2 weeks old and the other set about 1 day old, the first time I had guppy fry I released them once they where bout 2 weeks old, ( as they are kept in a fish hatchery) and whilst I was watching them , within seconds, one of the guppy females ate one of the guppy fry ( this was not the frys mother) Do you have any suggestions when I should release the guppy fry? and will they be safe with platies (male and female), mollies (just female) and guppys ( male and female)?
Thanks Danny

Answer 1

I usually keep them in my breeder for 4-6 weeks, until they are just big enough not to fit in any of the other bigger fish mouth and yes they are going to be fine with the others
I would also recommend to put real plants in your tank for your fry to hide



Good luck


EB

Answer 2

Until there big anough not to fit into the other fishes mouth, But saying that, i let a fry out the other day and a adult guppie cought it by the tail, i managed to get it out, and its ok now, I would put them in another tank if i were you. Mollies tend to have bigger mouths than guppies,

Answer 3

I kept mine in a floater tank about 3 weeks before I let them out and after I put some plants in(real)to make sure they had hiding places.

Answer 4

yes top floating plastic plants...this gives the small fish a chance to grow up ..i breed fish i know ...also take a small pary of tank and put a fine net ..like a nylon.pantyhose to feance them off ...this works well with out having two tanks....

Answer 5

guppies grow slower then mollies...but guppies are smarter then mollies.......as long as they are big enough not to get sucked up in the filter and you have lots of plants they will be fine....

Answer 6

Wait till they are big enough not to be swallowed! 3-4 weeks!

Answer 7

You can release them when they are big enough to not fit into any other fish's mouth.

~ZTM